California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 4 - Development, Regulation, and Conservation of Oil and Gas Resources
Subchapter 2 - Environmental Protection
Article 1 - General
Section 1753 - Cost Estimate Report Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The operator of one or more wells that have not been properly plugged and abandoned, according to the Division's records, shall submit a Cost Estimate Report to the Division according to the due dates specified in section 1753.1.
(b) The Cost Estimate Report shall include all of the following:
(c) When conducting a Well Abandonment Cost Estimate:
(d) When conducting a Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimate:
(e) When conducting a Site Remediation Cost Estimate:
(f) A Cost Estimate Summary shall provide the total estimated costs from all of the operator's combined Well Abandonment Cost Estimates, combined Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimates, combined Site Remediation Cost Estimates, and the estimated cost from all of those estimates combined.
(g) The Cost Estimate Report, including each Well Abandonment Estimate, each Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimate, each Site Remediation Cost, and the Cost Estimate Summary shall be submitted to the Division in a digital tabular format.
(h) The Well Abandonment Cost Estimates, Production Facility Decommissioning Cost Estimates, and Site Remediation Cost Estimates shall be organized by field and lease.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3013 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 3011, 3106 and 3205.7, Public Resources Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3013 and 3106, Public Resources Code.